Vietnam’s Retail Sales, Service Revenues Up 11.6 Percent In Nine Months

HANOI, Oct 7 (NNN-VNA) – Vietnam’s total goods retail sales and consumer service revenues, rose 11.6 percent year-on-year, between Jan and Sept, to roughly 3,635 trillion Vietnamese dong (158 billion U.S. dollars), according to the country’s General Statistics Office. Specifically, Vietnam’s goods retail sales stood at over 2,762 trillion Vietnamese…

60 Shops Gutted As Huge Fire Engulfs Bazaar In N. Afghan Province

TALUQAN, Afghanistan, Oct 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) – At least 60 shops were gutted in a fire, that broke out in a district bazaar, in Afghanistan’s northern province of Takhar, overnight, local police said today (Monday). “A fire which raged Rustaq district bazaar, Sunday night, was extinguished early Monday (today), but the…

Philippine President Continues To Enjoy High Performance, Trust Rating: Survey

MANILA, Oct 7 (NNN-PNA) – Philippine President, Rodrigo Duterte, continues to enjoy high performance and trust ratings, three years into his six-year presidential term, according to an independent poll released today (Monday). A survey by Pulse Asia Research Inc., conducted from Sept 16 to 22, 2019, showed 78 percent of…

Malaysian Parliament To Decide On Abolishing Death Penalty

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 7 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Malaysia’s parliament convened today (Monday), after a two-month adjournment, with the proposed abolition of the death penalty and the Defence White Paper, among other matters, high on the agenda. Currently, the law provides for a mandatory death sentence for 11 offences under the country’s…

Brunei Records 0.8 Percent Consumer Prices Drop In Aug

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Oct 7 (NNN-BB NEWS) – Brunei’s prices dropped by 0.8 percent in Aug this year compared to the same month in 2018, due to decreases in prices of food and non-alcoholic beverages, and transportation, among others. According to the latest statistics released by the Department of Economic…

Iraqi Provincial Council Sacks Baghdad Governor

BAGHDAD, Oct 7 (NNN-NINA) – Baghdad’s provincial council, voted to sack the incumbent governor, and called for nomination of an alternative for the post of Baghdad governor, the official television reported. Members of the provincial council voted unanimously, to dismiss the governor, Falah al-Jazairi, and to open the door for…

World Bank To Allocate 120 Million USD For Lebanon’s Care Centres

BEIRUT, Oct 7 (NNN-NNA) – The Lebanese Health Minister, Jamil Jabak, said that, the World Bank has decided to allocate 120 million U.S. dollars, to equip primary care centres, and finance people’s medical needs in Lebanon. Jabak emphasised the importance of this project, due to the deteriorating economic conditions of…

Saudi Arabia Works On Removing Sudan From U.S. Terror List

RIYADH, Oct 7 (NNN-SPA) – Saudi Arabia is working on removing Sudan from the U.S. state sponsors of terror list, the Saudi foreign ministry tweeted on Sunday. The ministry highlighted that the kingdom will set up new investment projects and improve the existing ones in Sudan. Sudan, on the other…

Palestinian President Insists On Holding Elections In West Bank, East Jerusalem And Gaza

RAMALLAH, Palestine, Oct 7 (NNN-WAFA) – Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, announced that, the Palestinian leadership insists on holding elections, in the West Bank, East Jerusalem, and the Gaza Strip. Abbas’ announcement was made during a joint meeting of his Fatah movement’s Central Committee, the Executive Committee of Palestine Liberation Organisation…

Jordan Summons Israeli Diplomat To Demand Release Of Jordanian Detainees

AMMAN, Oct 7 (NNN-PETRA) – Jordan on Sunday, summoned the charge d’Affaires of the Israeli embassy in Amman, demanding the release of two detained Jordanians. The ministry handed over a letter to the Israeli envoy, demanding an immediate release of Hiba Abdul Baqi and Abdulrahman Meri, and that they receive…